Once again we see that the Islamic State is not dead. It is still able to inspire young Muslims to plot the mass murder of non-Muslims.
More on this story. “Police arrest three in Sydney counterterrorism raids, accuse one of planning attack,” ABC.net.au, July 2, 2019 (thanks to dumbledoresarmy):
One of the three men arrested during counterterrorism raids in Sydney’s west on Tuesday morning was planning an attack on prominent Harbour City buildings, police allege.
Isaak el Matari, 20, was taken into custody on Tuesday as part of the operation, which targeted suburbs including Canada Bay, Chester Hill, Greenacre, Green Valley, Ingleburn and Toongabbie.
Police allege he had a range of targets in Sydney, including police stations, consulates, courts, and churches.
Two other men, aged 23 and 30, were also arrested as part of the operation led by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Taskforce (JCTT).
Police allege Mr el Matari and the 23-year-old identified as members of Islamic State.
Mr el Matari was expected to be charged on Tuesday with preparing a terrorist act and traveling overseas to engage in hostile activities.
Both offences carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Police will allege Mr el Matari had made early-stage preparations and had expressed an intention to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia.
The JCTT comprises both NSW Police and AFP officers.
AFP assistant commissioner Ian McCartney said Mr el Matari had been monitored since returning from Lebanon last year.
“We will also allege this man had indicated he was willing to travel to Afghanistan to fight for Islamic State, and he made a number of preparations to do so,” he said.
NSW Police assistant commissioner Mick Willing said the arrests represented the “16th disruption” since terror threat levels were raised in 2014.
“There are people out there who still want to commit acts of terror in this country, sadly, but we’re doing everything we can to prevent those acts of terrorism taking place and public safety is always our first priority,” he said.
Police said the 23-year-old, from Toongabbie, would be charged with being a member of Islamic State….
CRUSADER says
Islamic State — International….
FREEDOM needs to be ever vigilant!
LIBERTY needs to be ever diligent!
Savvy Kafir says
It’s no good being vigilant, unless we take effective action to fix the problem. Muslims need to go back to the Islamic hell-hole societies they came from. Then we can be vigilant about keeping them the hell out of the West — as we should have done all slong.
mortimer says
At least this time, the authorities did not say that there was no connection to Islam. JIHAD IS AN ISLAMIC CONCEPT. Jihadism is the modern, elaborated ideology of warfare against kafirs developed by Islamic thinkers and based on Islam’s primary source texts.
Unless law enforcement, the legal profession and politicians LEARN AND MASTER the ideology of jihadism, we haven’t a hope in hades of beating jihadism which constantly changes its shape and direction.
The only way to stop jihadism is for governments to convince Muslims to leave Islam because it is not a historic or ethical religion, but rather concocted and opportunistic to suit the whims of the early caliphs.
Steve Meikle says
that is not what I saw. This story was on the 6 [pm news across the ditch here in New Zealand, and after this info a senior police official said PRECISELY this: that there was no connection to Islam here
Paul J says
Ahern’s little web has threads everywhere. Old matey got a call from the PM. You blokes are under the thumb bad with that little witch. Keep sharp mate.
Paul J says
The police in Australia are always willing to declare terrorist arrests. It’s well “advertised” to show us the public how “safe” they are keeping us. Meanwhile our own grooming gangs in SW Sydney and parts of Melbourne are operating with impunity. Just like the UK, known but not talked about. Street Gangs roaming the streets of Melbourne with machetes and knives terrorizing residents, home invasions, car jackings you name it; and the police do FA about it. The police in this country push the gun control agenda. Never trust governments that disarm their citizens. Or the agents they use to do it.
CRUSADER says
Trump Vows to Eradicate Radical Islamic Terrorism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETLrJN2mCak
Politicallyincorrectistruth says
AFP assistant commissioner Ian McCartney said during his announcement that ‘ this does not represent islam’. That is a blatant lie. We all know why he said it though…..the fear of a muslim backlash/violence is always there. So is the ever present claim of muslims being the victim.
somehistory says
As long as there is islam, there will be terrorism. The reason for islam is to commit terror and force people to worship satan. As long as people are willing to worship satan, there will be evil acts of murder, rape, destruction and any other actions satan can incite in humans.
Guy Forester says
The only saving grace is that most of these self appointed holy warriors are incompetent buffoons. Vietnam and Afghanistan, while motivated by different ideologies show how asymmetric warfare works. We cannot tell just by looking at our adversaries which ones are active soldiers (yes, even women and children blow people up and attack with weapons), which are active supporters (flop house, workshop, finance, IT, etc.), and which ones are either passive for forced supporters of “the cause.”
Of course, the leftist/progressive wannabe slave masters do all they can to provide cover for and protection for these types to help destroy our countries. Activist judges and legislators, compromised LEO’s, active subversives (Antifa, BLM, CAIR, Ikhwan/MB, etc.), drug cartels/gangs, and infiltrators (Chinese “scientists” and “scholars) all would love to see our nation and way of life destroyed.
The UK is probably lost, NZ & Canada are close behind. I think the US and Australia still have an opportunity to resist this and to retain our freedoms. However, based upon what I see, and especially our response to 9/11, it looks like most people are too busy, too asleep, too inebriated, or to apathetic to care, much less do anything.
Angemon says
“The only saving grace is that most of these self appointed holy warriors are incompetent buffoons.”
Like that guy who was refused entry into ISIS because he was too fat.
Steve Meikle says
that disgraceful thug Tarrant, who shot out the Mosques here in Christchurch NZ has played into the hands of the so called progressives, and of our labour led NZ govt. When our PM announces that Islam is peace with ,much grandstanding and cheap emotion etc and bans assault rifles, as if criminals will give up theirs, then New Zealand is indeed lost, or not far behind those who are lost.
I am no patriot but when i begin to suspect our powers that be of HIGH TREASON perhaps my own thinking is turning here
GreekEmpress says
Happy Fourth of July to everybody here at JW!!!
keith says
And of course the other little fact that barely made mention was that all of these arseholes were on the dole.
Getting money from us taxpayers to fund their murderous plans.
Steve Meikle says
You make no mention of the typical disclaimer that “terrorism is not connected to Islam” But there was one made. This story appeared on the 6 pm news here in New Zealand and after the info about the plot a senior police officer got on and said precisely this
Marigold says
The MSM has reported this serious Islamic terrorist plot in the same impartial manner as it reports other crimes.Yet they know perfectly well that if it had been successfully carried out the consequences would have been far more ghastly than an isolated murder case bad as that is.
I think they are afraid of making too much of it in case they are accused of Islamophobia by the muslim population in Australia which seems to be more important to them than adequately warning Australians about the danger posed by Islamic extremists